Thursday, August 05, 2010

Director, Channel Sales Programs at Ericsson


Job Description

** This job is based in San Jose, California. Please do not apply if this location is not an option for you **

 Create and deliver an on-boarding process for new channel partners for IP & Broadband networking solutions (PAIB).

 Provide guidelines for evaluating, selecting and continuous certification of indirect channel relationships

 Implement governance model for partners

 Design and develop pricing models for channel partners

 Define and document best business practices model required in an indirect channel model

 Develop a global account model that will be sustainable for future growth and longevity major commercial partners

 Develop and promote an Indirect Channel Model within key stakeholders
Develop a generic partner certification process in collaboration with competency development organizations to ensure the indirect channel program can support the PAIB pre and post sales obligations in it entirety.

 Maintain a PAIB escalation point of contact for legacy channel business/account issues during the definition of a strategy and migration to Regional Sales model

 Collaborate with the Services and the Sales teams to create a service business plan for partners

 Collaborate, develop and role PAIB channel ready content in support of the channel program - sales programs, sales argumentation, commercial competency content
Skills

• Extremely strong Channel Sales experience. Must have set up Channel Sales Programs, not just managed them.

• Bachelors or Masters Degree, preferably in Science or BA

• 12+ years experience in telecommunications role

• 10 years in a IP industry management role

• Preferably, the candidate should have worked in a customer facing support role for at least 10 years.

• Extensive product, domain and industry knowledge are required.

• Extensive experience in working in cross functional teams.

• Outstanding program management skills

• Senior management leadership skills

• Process design and implementation skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Manage across functional groups within the organization
• Outstanding team building skills

• Track record of success in a sales or channel marketing organization and/or indirect channel program experience

• Able to influence decisions in a large corporation

• Ability to work independently on critical/confidential documents

• Able to create convincing arguments with companies best interest in mind
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